Townsend
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United States of America
- Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
- Townsend, DelawareTownsend, DelawareTownsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census, an increase of 492.2% from 2000...
- Townsend, GeorgiaTownsend, GeorgiaTownsend is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the county seat of McIntosh County. Its elevation is 20 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 31331....
- Townsend, MassachusettsTownsend, MassachusettsTownsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,926 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Townsend, please see the article Townsend , Massachusetts....
, a town- Townsend (CDP), MassachusettsTownsend (CDP), MassachusettsTownsend is a census-designated place located in the town of Townsend in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Townsend is located at ....
, a census-designated place - Townsend Harbor, MassachusettsTownsend Harbor, MassachusettsTownsend Harbor is a village in Townsend, Massachusetts, containing Harbor Pond dammed from the Squannacook River. At this location Jonas Spaulding and his brother Waldo started a mill in 1873 that made leatherboard . They did business as Spaulding Brothers...
, a village in Townsend, Massachusetts
- Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts
- Townsend, MontanaTownsend, MontanaTownsend is a city in and the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Townsend Township, Ohio (disambiguation)
- Townsend Township, Huron County, OhioTownsend Township, Huron County, OhioTownsend Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,567 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Townsend Township, Sandusky County, OhioTownsend Township, Sandusky County, OhioTownsend Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,670 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio
- Townsend, TennesseeTownsend, TennesseeTownsend is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census. Townsend is one of three "gateways" to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the home of several museums and attractions relating to both the natural and human...
- Townsend, WisconsinTownsend, WisconsinTownsend is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 963 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Townsend is located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town - Townsend (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Townshend, VermontTownshend, VermontTownshend is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the Townshend family, powerful figures in British politics...
- Port Townsend, WashingtonPort Townsend, WashingtonPort Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, approximately north-northwest of Seattle . The population was 9,113 at the 2010 census an increase of 9.3% over the 2000 census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County...
- Port Townsend BayPort Townsend BayPort Townsend Bay, also called Port Townsend, is a marine inlet off Admiralty Inlet at the northeastern extreme of the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It was named Port Townsend by George Vancouver in 1792. The name Port Townsend Bay is sometimes used to distinguish the bay from...
- Port Townsend Film FestivalPort Townsend Film FestivalThe Port Townsend Film Festival was started in 1999 by a group of volunteers in Port Townsend, Washington, United States. The festival is billed annually as "A film lover's block party celebrating great films and filmmakers." The festival recently completed its eleventh year September 23-September...
- Port Townsend Bay
United Kingdom
- Townshend, CornwallTownshend, CornwallTownshend is small village near Leedstown and Godolphin and the River Hayle. At one time it was a thriving community with a pub, post office, shop, butchers and a chapel, but these have now all closed. It is a quiet and peaceful village, close to the major towns of Penzance, Hayle, Helston and...
- Townsend, Kingswinford, an area at the end of the village of KingswinfordKingswinfordKingswinford is a suburban area in the West Midlands.Historically within Staffordshire, the area is mentioned in the Domesday Book its name relates to a ford for the King's swine - Latin Swinford Regis. The current significance is probably in tourism, education and housing...
in the West Midlands - Townsend Industrial Estate in Houghton RegisHoughton RegisHoughton Regis is a town and civil parish sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell...
, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire
Buildings and structures
- Townsend Central Public School, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
- Townsend High School, BulawayoBulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Zimbabwe - Townshend International SchoolTownshend International SchoolThe Townshend International School is a private internationalist school located in Hluboká nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. The school, founded in 1992, is a Bahá'í inspired school. The school is named after the Irish scholar and former priest George Townshend...
, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic - Townsend & WallTownsend & WallTownsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983....
, principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983, now used for apartments - Townsend BuildingTownsend BuildingThe Townsend Building is a U.S. historic building in Lake Butler, Florida, located at 410 West Main Street. On October 8, 1992, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-See also:...
(also "the Old Drugstore"), a historic site in Lake Butler, Florida, United States - James W. Townsend House:
- James W. Townsend House (Orange Springs, Florida)
- James W. Townsend House (Lake Butler, Florida)
History
- Townshend ActsTownshend ActsThe Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program...
, proposed by Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, that placed a tax on common import goods and which fomented resentment of the British in the Thirteen Colonies
Biology
- Townsend's WarblerTownsend's WarblerThe Townsend's Warbler, Dendroica townsendi, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.These birds have a yellow face with a black stripe across their cheeks, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, olive upperparts with black streaks on their backs and flanks, and a white belly...
(Dendroica townsendi), a small songbird of the New World warbler family - Townsend's SolitaireTownsend's SolitaireTownsend's Solitaire is a medium-sized thrush, the only solitaire native to America north of Mexico.-Range and habitat:...
(Myadestes townsendi), a medium-sized thrush, and the solitaire native to North America - Townsend's MoleTownsend's MoleThe Townsend's Mole, Scapanus townsendii, is the largest North American mole.It is found in open lowland areas and open wooded areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California...
(Scapanus townsendii), the largest North American mole - Townsend's ShearwaterTownsend's ShearwaterTownsend's Shearwater, Puffinus auricularis, is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae.Its relationships are unresolved. Its closest relatives are probably, but not certainly, the Hawaiian Shearwater and possibly the Manx Shearwater...
(Puffinus auricularis), a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae
Other uses
- Sanford-Townsend BandSanford-Townsend BandThe Sanford-Townsend Band was a successful rock and roll band in the United States. They are considered a one-hit wonder who scored a hit single in 1977 with "Smoke from a Distant Fire".-History:...
, a 1970s American rock band - Townsend and Townsend and Crew, law firm established in 1860, based in San Francisco, California
- Stephens-Townsend-Murphy PartyStephens-Townsend-Murphy PartyThe Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party consisted of ten families who migrated from Iowa to California prior to the Mexican-American War or the California Gold Rush. The Stephens Party is significant in California history because they were the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada during the...
- Simon Townsend's Wonder WorldSimon Townsend's Wonder WorldSimon Townsend's Wonder World! was a multi-award–winning Australian children's television show that aired on the Ten Network from 1979 until 1986...
, Australian children's television show - Townsend Thoresen, past ferry operator, now named P&O Ferries